- See Also:
- Recent searches:
- View All

incommensurable

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnkəˈmɛnʃərəb^əl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′kə men′sər ə bəl, -shər-)

in•com•men•su•ra•ble (in′kə men′sər ə bəl, -shər-),USA pronunciation adj.

not commensurable;
having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
utterly disproportionate.
Mathematics(of two or more quantities) having no common measure.

something that is incommensurable.
Mathematicsone of two or more incommensurable quantities.

Late Latin incommēnsūrābilis. See in-³, commensurable
1550–60

in′com•men′su•ra•bil′i•ty, in′com•men′su•ra•ble•ness, n.
in′com•men′su•ra•bly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

incommensurable /ˌɪnkəˈmɛnʃərəb^əl/ adj

incapable of being judged, measured, or considered comparatively
(postpositive) followed by with: not in accordance; incommensurate
not having units of the same dimension

something incommensurable

ˌincomˌmensuraˈbility, ˌincomˈmensurableness n ˌincomˈmensurably adv

'incommensurable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

incommensurate - disparate

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "incommensurable" in the title:

Example use of 'incommensurable'
incommensurable with

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "incommensurable" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "incommensurable" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/incommensurable

⇱ incommensurable - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

incommensurable